Suzy Favor Hamilton

Three-time Olympic runner Suzy Favor Hamilton has written a book about her post-athletics foray into the world of high-priced escorts.

In "Fast Girl: A Life Spent Running from Madness," Hamilton chronicles her struggles with undiagnosed bipolar disorder that began in earnest after the 2000 Summer Games and eventually drove her into thrill-seeking behavior.

"My bipolar was driven toward sex," she told People magazine. "It could have been driven towards drugs and alcohol, or gambling. I found sex was the biggest high to fuel my mania, which is common with bipolar...

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Three-time Olympic runner Suzy Favor Hamilton has written a book about her post-athletics foray into the world of high-priced escorts.
In "Fast Girl: A Life Spent Running from Madness," Hamilton chronicles her struggles with undiagnosed bipolar...

Suzy Favor Hamilton was such a Midwestern sports icon the Big Ten’s female athlete of the year award is named for the former Wisconsin runner.
That image is in stunning contrast with Hamilton’s admission that she has spent parts of the last year as a...